Padding for gentlemen&#39;s and ladies&#39; clothes



July 5, 1938. Q WALLNER. 2,122,502

PADDING FOR GENTLEMENS AND LADIES CLOTHES Filed March 19, 1936 I da-(42 mv WML? y Patented July 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PADDING FOR GENTLEMENS AND- LADIES CLOTHES Otto Wallner, Starnberg, near Munich, Germany 3 Claims.

My invention relates to paddings for gentlemens and ladies clothes. In frequent cases one shoulder of a person is either higher or lower than the other one. In such cases the tailor, or dressmaker, inserts pads under the part of clothing covering the lower shoulder. Until now the material used for these paddings has been cotton wool. Cotton wool, however, has the disadvantage to absorb moisture in humid weather or through sweat, if the wearer of the clothes inclines to perspire. Frequently, it has therefore been found necessary to apply several thick layers of cotton wool, in consequence of which the wool often emits lthy or mouldy odours, while moisture will make it shrink, which causes the piece of wearing apparel to lose its proper fit and shape.

All these drawbacks are eliminated by the present invention, which has for its object to produce a padding that under all conditions will retain its elasticity thereby holding the clothes in shape, and which does not absorb moisture.

In the drawing, in which by way of illustration I have shown an embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 1 isa front View of a coat made with paddings according to this invention,

Fig. 2 is a section along line a-b in Fig. 1,

Figs. 3 and 4 are further sectional views along line a--b in Fig. 1, considerably enlarged.

The new padding -consists of small tubes c,r either of round or angular cross-section and held in position by fiat, thin pieces of material d. The necessary stitches are preferably produced by machine, and in a way that will insure elasticity to the entire assembly of tubes. Each small tube c constitutes by itself a iirm body forming a resilient support. It will be found advisable to make thesetubes of resilient material, such as horse hair, or hair cloth. The

latter is Worked into tubes of round or angularv cross-section, which are held together by means of bands or pieces of material fastened outside or inside to the tubes. The tubes are then placed together in rows in superposed and juxtaposed relationship as shown for instance in Fig. 2 and are fastened together by mechanical stitches inside'and outside, as shown by the enlarged views of Figs. 3 and 4, in which the connecting stitches are clearly shown. When used for the padding of shoulders, the resilient tubes extend in the direction indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 1. at the front, top and rear of the garment.

The small tubes are preferably made from rectangular strips or pieces of horsehair material e. g. hair cloth, which strips or pieces are rolled up to form tubes of small diameter. The edges of the strips or pieces of material are sewed together, preferably by stitches extending along the edges in zig-zag shape. Being made of 20 horsehair material, the tubes have considerable resilience offering a yielding rrn resistance to any forces liable to deform them.

I claim:

l. For incorporation in a garment, or the like. a padding, comprising a plurality of resilient tubular elements disposed in layers to t the part to be padded, and a means connecting said elements.

2. For incorporation in a garment, or the like, a padding, comprising a plurality of tubular elements of hair-cloth disposed in layers to fit the part to be padded, and a means for holding said elements in their relative position.

3. For incorporation in a garment, or the like, a padding, comprising a plurality of resilient tubular elements disposed in superposed and juxtaposed layers, and a piece of material for holding said elements in their relative position.

OTTO WALLNER. 

